Ultimate Dance Party

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You can't please everybody all the time, though that is exactly what dance mixes with silly titles such as Ultimate Dance Party 2000 try to achieve. If this mix has any guiding philosophy or theme, it is that it throws together a lot of remixes of music from outside the dance genre, featuring pop divas, reggae superstars, and moody folkies. This is not a compilation to purchase if one is seeking innovative, contemporary dance music, but it is a solid set. It will get the party started, particularly if the party isn't so savvy about dance music (in which case it's probably best to get the latest Global Underground, Café del Mar, Mego label, or Ministry of Sound mix). --James Conde

Ultimate Dance Party,Various Artists,Arista,Club/Dance,Dance Collections,Dance Music,Dance-Pop,Hip-Hop,House,Pop,Urban,V/a Compilations

Average customer rating: ok but a bit old This is your night... dancing until the morning light... THE BEST! An ok dance CD I MISS THIS TIME...

Ultimate Dance Party Volume One Various Artists Manufacturer: Arista ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Euro Dance | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Bass | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Southern Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Southern Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music 1990-1999 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ultimate Dance Party 1998 Ultimate Dance Party: Best Of Best of Club Hits 1 (2 CDs) Dance Mix USA Ultimate Dance Party ASIN: B000002VSB Release Date: 1996-11-12

Tracks:

1. Missing (Todd Terry Club Mix) - Everything But The Girl
2. Where Do You Go (Ocean Drive Edit) - No Mercy
3. Another Night - Real McCoy
4. Be My Lover - La Bouche
5. Beautiful Life - Ace Of Base
6. I Like To Move It (Eric 'More' Club Mix) - Reel 2 Real
7. A Deeper Love ( C+C Tribesman Mix) - Aretha Franklin
8. Tell It To My Heart (1996 Remix) - Taylor Dayne
9. C'mon N' Ride It (The Train) (Remix Edit) - Quad City D.J.'s
10. Boom Boom Boom - Outhere Brothers
11. Who Do U Love (Morales Classic Club Edit) - Deborah Cox
12. No More 'I Love You's' (Junior Vasquez Remix Edit) - Annie Lennox
13. Dreamer (Original Club Mix) - Livin' Joy
14. This Is Your Night - Amber
15. Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Nicki French
16. Children - Robert Miles
17. Macarena - Los Del Mar

Customer Reviews:

ok but a bit old.......2007-03-20

I liked this but the sounds are a bit old now... I like the more energetic stuff coming from Europe currently -- for example EURO CLUB HITS VOL. 1 which is on iTunes and Rhapsody and etc.

This is your night... dancing until the morning light..........2007-03-12

This CD is awesome! I love it! It makes you want to dance all night!

THE BEST!.......2005-03-08

This awesome CD reminds me of my senior year of high school at the American School of the Hague in the Netherlands. Weekends were spent dancing my butt off to these awesome songs, I miss eurotechno, and eurodance! To anyone who loves to dance this is a must, not to mention this CD will have you moving at the gym!

An ok dance CD.......2003-11-30

This is an ok dance CD. Only about 4 good dance tracks worth the listen such as "Who Do U Love" - Deborah Cox, "Be My Lover" - La Bouche feat. Melanie Thornton, "Dreamer" - Livin' Joy, "Beautiful Life" - Ace of Base. The rest is basically pretty boring. Not a great dance CD, but still an ok one. Get this only if you like most of the tracks and artists on this dance compilation album.

I MISS THIS TIME..........2003-03-11

BEST EVER!
EVERYTHING BUT A GIRL,LA BOUCHE,ACE OF BASE,LOS DEL RIO...
GREAT!

Average customer rating: Classic songs for your party Ultimate Partry Survival Kit Excellent music to get up and get moving!

Ultimate Party Survival Kit Various Artists Manufacturer: Sony Cmg Mkt Group ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 1970s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1980s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music 1970-1979 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1980-1989 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music All Bargain Titles | Oldies | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Dance & DJ | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Instant Party Disc: Regular Strength 30 Greatest Party Songs Ever The Cha-Cha Slide Ultimate Party Kid's Dance Party ASIN: B000002BAI Release Date: 1995-11-14

Tracks:

1. The Chicken Dance - Bob Kames
2. The Twist - Chubby Checker
3. Beer Barrel Polka - Frankie Yankovic & His Yanks
4. The Monster Mash - Bobby 'Boris' Pickett
5. The Bunny Hop - Ray Anthony
6. Limbo Rock - Champs
7. The Stroll - The Diamonds
8. The Tarantella - Frankie Yankovic & His Yanks
9. Hava Nagila - Frankie Yankovic & His Yanks
10. Alley Cat - Bent Fabric
11. The Hokey Pokey - Ray Anthony
12. Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart) - Ottawan

Customer Reviews:

Classic songs for your party.......2007-01-05

If you are looking for the classic party greats, buy this c.d. I used it for my kids' Halloween party. It was great.

Ultimate Partry Survival Kit.......2006-07-20

Great service. Received my purchase on the third day after ordering. Doesn't get much better than that.

Excellent music to get up and get moving!.......2005-08-14

I bought this cd for my kids, and they love dancing to it. Also, it has all the fun music that they play at weddings.

Average customer rating: The best Ultimate Dance Party! Good CD no longer collecting dust Great!! Good music, good beat

Ultimate Dance Party 1998 Various Artists Manufacturer: Arista ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music | Ambient | Dance Pop | Disco | Drum & Bass | Electronica | Freestyle | Techno-House | Trance | Trip Hop House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ultimate Dance Party Volume One Ultimate Dance Party Ultimate Dance Party: Best Of Dance Mix USA Dance Mix USA, Vol. 2 ASIN: B000002VTX Release Date: 1997-10-28

Tracks:

1. Ooh Aah... Just A Little Bit (Motiv8's Radio Edit) - Gina G
2. Jellyhead (Motiv8's Pumphouse 7' Edit) - Crush
3. Un Break My Heart (Soul Solution & Hex Hector Uptempo Mix) - Toni Braxton
4. Sweet Dreams (Club Mix) - La Bouche
5. 100% Pure Love - Crystal Waters
6. I Luv U Baby (Radio Version) - The Original
7. One More Time - Real McCoy
8. The Bomb (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind) Radio Edit - The Bucketheads
9. Step By step (Junior's Arena Anthem Mix Edit) - Whitney Houston
10. Insomnia (Monster Mix Edit) - Faithless
11. Block Rockin' Beats - Chemical Brothers
12. Mo Money Mo Problem (Radio Mix) - The Notorious B.I.G.
13. Things Just Ain't The Same (Hex Hector Radio Edit) - Deborah Cox
14. People hold On (Bootleg Version) - Lisa Stansfield
15. Kiss you All Over (Spike Remix) - No Mercy
16. The Child (Inside) (Junior's Club Mix Edit) - Qkumba Zoo
17. What Is Love ('Saturday Night Live' Version) - Haddaway
18. Return Of The Mack (C&J Edit) - Mark Morrison

Customer Reviews:

The best Ultimate Dance Party!.......2001-04-11

Sure, the mixing isn't the best, and the songs are older, but this compilation can still start a party easily. The whole album is upbeat and has many great hits. The album starts out with a lot of dance pop classics. There is Gina G's Ooh Ahh (Just A Little Bit), La Bouche's Sweet Dreams, Crystal Water's 100% Pure Love and the huge hit Jellyhead by Crush. Toni Braxton's huge ballad Un Break My Heart gets a upbeat remix by two of today's biggest remixers: Soul Solution and Hex Hector. The result is stunning, and Toni's vocals work perfectly with the beats. Whitney Houston covers Annie Lennox's Step By Step, which leads into the song Insomnia, which has kind of a futuristic feel to it. Two of the next songs, Mo Money Mo Problems and the outstanding Things Just Ain't The Same are very hip-hop/R&B styled and show the future of Ultimate Dance Party compilations, as this was the last one that was mostly dance. With just a few songs left, they manage to pull together some awesome tracks, including the childish but fun The Child Inside and Mark Morrison's upbeat and bouncy Return Of The Mack. And of course no dance compilation would be complete without the famous What Is Love from the Saturday Night Live skits. This compilation is one of the best (And funnest) out there. Definately pick this up! It's worth the price.

Good CD.......2000-07-24

This is a great CD. I listen to it all the time.

no longer collecting dust.......2000-05-18

This Cd was a gift from Christmas 99. And I only started listening to it a week ago. I am surprised how much I like this CD! I wish I would have listened to it earlier!

Great!!.......1999-10-08

Want to feel like your in a dance club? Well this is the CD for you. All great, great songs.

You just can't sit still with this one!

Good music, good beat.......1999-09-24

Most of the dance songs in the album are popular and well-known in dance clubs. So, having this CD is like owning your dance club. Although the music is non-stop from track to track, the mixing between songs is sometimes not that well done. Anyway, I like this CD very much.

Average customer rating: What A Waste Ultimate Party Awful Fake Compilation BEWARE! Mislead Not original recordings

Ultimate Party Various Artists Manufacturer: Double Play (Int600) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music | Ambient | Dance Pop | Disco | Drum & Bass | Electronica | Freestyle | Techno-House | Trance | Trip Hop General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Dance General | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Dance General | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Dance & DJ | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: 30 Greatest Party Songs Ever Celebration: Party Music The Cha-Cha Slide Cha Cha Slide Ultimate Party Survival Kit ASIN: B000021YEM Release Date: 1998-07-28

Tracks:

1. Boogie Oogie Oogie
2. I Wanna Dance With Somebody
3. Macarena
4. Locomotion
5. Louie, Louie
6. Wooly Bully
7. Funkytown
8. Get Down on It
9. Freak
10. (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty
11. She Works Hard for the Money
12. Get Down Tonight
13. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
14. Great Balls of Fire
15. We Are Family
16. I Love Rock & Roll
17. I'm So Excited
18. Macho Man
19. Electric Slide
20. Hands Up
21. Chicken Dance

Customer Reviews:

What A Waste.......2006-07-07

I CAN NOT believe I did not read the reviews prior to buying this crappy CD. I am quite irritated that I wasted my money to buy it, my time to listen to it and my electricity to run my CD player. It's not that the artists are bad...well actually they were bad (very bad). I wanted to hear the original artists. If I wanted to hear someone scream through the songs I would have given my children the lyrics during a car trip. I will buy from Amazon again...but I read all the reviews first.

Ultimate Party.......2005-09-24

The CD was not very good. The various artists left something to be desired.

Awful Fake Compilation BEWARE!.......2005-02-15

The music is not by the original artist. Like buying bad Karioke. Very misleading.

Mislead.......2004-09-28

Not only is this not the original recordings, its not the original artist! The group is called The House Of Fun All-Stars which is (1) group not various Amazon!

Not original recordings.......2002-02-19

This CD does not contain the original recordings. It's too bad , becase the song list is good. I have since discovered that this particular company "Excelsior" has several oldies compliations and they are all NEW recordings by the original artists, so beware. I do not recommend them if you are looking for the ORIGINAL recordings.

Average customer rating: An Instant Must-Have Favorite Fun, good salsa jazz Poncho Sanchez Ultimate Dance Party Poncho Sanchez Ultimate Dance party

Ultimate Latin Dance Party Poncho Sanchez Manufacturer: Concord Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Afro-Cuban Fantasy Do It! Soul Sauce: Memories of Cal Tjader Out Of Sight The Best Latin Party Album In The World...Ever! ASIN: B00006LSQF Release Date: 2002-11-05

Tracks:

1. El Conguero (Live version)
2. Bodacious
3. Co Co My My
4. Cinderella (Live)
5. La Familia
6. Bien Sabroso (Live)
7. Ven Morena
8. Watermelon Man
9. Con Migo
10. Soul Sauce (Guachi Guara)
11. Going Back To New Orleans
12. Tito Medley (El Cayuco; Oye Coma Va; Clavelitos - Live)

Tracks:

1. A Night In Tunisia (Live)
2. Subway Harry
3. Yumbambe
4. Cold Duck Time
5. Lover Come Back To Me!
6. Sonando
7. Alafia
8. Papa Gato
9. Son Son Charari
10. Besame Mama (Live)
11. Early In The Mornin'

Customer Reviews:

An Instant Must-Have Favorite.......2006-12-20

Until Recently, Bobby Shew's "Caliente" was my favorite Latin Jazz CD. The day I found "Ultimate Latin Dance Party" Bobby moved to second place. This is absolutely the best high energy Latin Jazz CD I've found so far. If you are a new comer, like myself, to this genre you will love this great collection. If you grew up on the Classic Latin Standards, you should find this to be a good collection worthy of a nod from the masters from your youth.

I prefer to mostly hear the instruments and Poncho's band does not dissapoint. Each instrument gets plenty of solo time and is played with such a fervor it'll set your speakers on fire. The vocals are not so overbearing, and to leave them out would be a betrayal to the birthplaces of the songs. It all comes together so nicely you'll be working up a sweat by the third song.

In the end, this collection is garaunteed to get your hands and feet tapping, and may lead to fits of jubilant, hip-swinging dancing. From beginning to end, every song is a treat with its own flavor. If you want to jump start your Latin Collection, Poncho has created the collection to do it.

Fun, good salsa jazz.......2003-08-03

This is really a greatest hits album, with the highlights being "Watermelon Man" and "Soul Sauce". The songs are otherwise pretty evenly groovy, although I'm not as crazy about the songs with vocals. The Pancho Sanchez sound is competant jazz playing, salsa beat, and of course Pancho's congos. It's catchy and enjoyable, and you don't have to dance to it to like it.

Poncho Sanchez Ultimate Dance Party.......2002-11-06

This mixture of music lives up to it's labeled promise and lures you to the dance floor.

Poncho Sanchez Ultimate Dance party.......2002-11-06

Superb mixture of classic dance salsa and listening tunes. Bringing back the sounds of Tito Puente in medley adds to the albums promise and lure of keeping dancers on the dance floor.

Average customer rating: Good cd!

Ultimate Dance Party: Best Of Various Artists Manufacturer: Arista ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music | Ambient | Dance Pop | Disco | Drum & Bass | Electronica | Freestyle | Techno-House | Trance | Trip Hop General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ultimate Dance Party Volume One Ultimate Dance Party 1998 Ultimate Dance Party Totally Dance Dance Mix USA ASIN: B000068IDW Release Date: 2002-06-18

Tracks:

1. Rhythm Is A Dancer - Snap!
2. Point Of No Return - Expose
3. Don't Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days) - Monica
4. Beautiful Life - Ace Of Base
5. Tell It To My Heart (T-empo Remix) - Taylor Dayne
6. Children - Robert Miles
7. Another Night - Real McCoy
8. Insomnia (Monster Mix) - Faithless
9. It's Not Right But It's Okay (Thunderpuss Mix) - Whiteny Houston
10. There You Go (Hani Remix) - Pink
11. Mo Money Mo Problems - The Notorious B.I.G. Feat. Puff Daddy & Mase
12. What Is Love - Haddaway
13. Too Close - Next
14. Nobody's Supposed To Be Here (Hex Hector Dance Mix) - Deborah Cox
15. It's Like That - Run DMV vs. Jason Nevins
16. I'll Fly With You (L'amour Toujours) - Gigi D'Agostino
17. He Loves U Not (HQ2 Mix) - Dream
18. Summer Girls - LFO
19. Un-Break My Heart (Soul Solution & Hex Hector Uptempo Mix) - Toni Braxton

Customer Reviews:

Good cd!.......2003-05-25

I like this cd because the songs do not mix into each other. When one song ends it stop, then start at the next song without mixing into each other.

Snap! Rhythm Is A Dancer, is the 3:49 Radio mix.

Gigi D'Agostino: I Fly With You, is the Ba Ba Ba Radio Mix 3:40.

Average customer rating: yahhhhhh NOW IT'S NOT LIKE BEFORE... Another winning dance compilation. Get in the Car and pop this CD in the stereo NOW! YOU HAVE TO BYE THIS CD IT'S THE BEST DANCE CD ALL AROUND

Ultimate Dance Party 1999 Various Artists Manufacturer: Arista ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Euro Dance | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ultimate Dance Party 1998 Ultimate Dance Party Ultimate Dance Party Volume One Ultimate Dance Party: Best Of Dance Mix USA, Vol. 5 ASIN: B00000DFT0 Release Date: 1998-10-27

Tracks:

1. Too Close - Next
2. Walkin' On The Sun - Smash Mouth
3. Feel It (Blunt Edit) - The Tramperer
4. Free (Mood II Swing Radio Mix) - Ultra Nate
5. I Say Little Prayar (Love To Infinity's Classic Radio Mix) - Diana King
6. Nobody's Supposed To Be Here (Hex Hector Dance Mix) - Deborah Cox
7. It's Like That - Run D.M.C. Vs. Jason Nevins
8. Cruel Summer (Blazin' Rythm Remix) - Ace Of Base
9. Kiss The Rain (TP2K Remix) - Billie Meyers
10. One More Night (Hani Radio Edit) - Amber
11. The First Night (Razor-N-Guido Club Edit) - Monica
12. I'm Leavin' (NYC Rough Club Edit) - Lisa Stansfield
13. A Rose Is Still A Rose (Rhythm Mix) - Aretha Franklin
14. Everybody (Backstreet's Back) - Backstreet Boys
15. Still Not A Player - Big Punisher
16. Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See (Radio Edit) - Busta Rhymes
17. Shorty (You Keep Playin' With My Mind) - Imajin

Customer Reviews:

yahhhhhh.......2003-04-14

i love track #3 it is so awesome me and my friends cant get enough of it

NOW IT'S NOT LIKE BEFORE..........2003-03-12

GOOD HITS,BUT I MISS OLDER EURODANCE.
HERE ARE-
ACE OF BASE WITH THEIR HIT,,CRUEL SUMMER'',TAMPERER AND MAYA WITH,,FEEL IT''FOR GREAT PARTY,NEXT WITH FLOP-HIT,,TOO CLOSE'',
BSB WITH BIG HIT,,EVERYBODY.THERE ARE MONICA,AMBER,IMAJIN...

Another winning dance compilation........2003-03-01

This third entry in the Ultimate Dance Party compilation series is in my opinion, the weakest of the UDP CDs. Some of the songs don't even have the punch like most of the previous entries. Some of the dance tracks can be downright annoying instead of getting me up on the dance floor.

"Too Close" by the R&B group next is probably one of the last great R&B hits and it's a good and groovy track and in my opinion, a minor classic although some of the dirty content in the lyrics are a little much. "Walking On The Sun" by Smash Mouth is a 60s oriented rocker that definitely has a very 60s style fused with some electronic madness. As much as I like this song, it doesn't belong on here. This song I'm embarrassed to admit to liking but I still like this song and it has recovered from the `played out' syndrome. "Feel It" by Maya and The Tamperer is a harder edged song with a mix of church bell sound effects along with thumping beats. "Free" by the group Ultra Nate is a classic R&B style dance track with a 70s or early 80s feel to it and great guitars too. I think that it's a great mix of dance, R&B, rock, and pop. The version of Diana King's "Say A Little Prayer" is another great song with a somewhat early 90s sound to it. Love this track a lot. Those who like early 90s style dance music might enjoy this song. I do. The song transitions gracefully into the next song. "Nobody's Supposed To Be Here" by Deborah Cox in it's original version, is a ballad but the version on here is a lot better with a much more aggressive and crashing rhythm. "It's Like That" by Run DMC is a wonderful blend of old-school hip-hop and techno that harkens back to the lighter atmosphere of hip-hops early days. It's kind of sad listening to this song now considering that the group called it quits after Jam Master Jay was murdered last year and now rap has been deprived of its pioneering group. "Cruel Summer" by Ace Of Base is a more sketchy sounding song with a darker and more laser-like mood to it with it's strobe light keyboards and eerie atmosphere. "Kiss The Rain" by Billie Myers most of us remember back in late 1997 and early 1998. This version has some occasional chord structure altering giving the song a whole different feel. "One More Night" by Amber is an unforgettable dance number with a much darker, more urban nighttime mood as opposed to the sunnier original album version. The original on her debut album "This Is Your Night" is a mid-tempo ballad, the version on here is the dance track that we're more familiar with. Both versions are great but I like the dance version better on this compilation. I love it's futuristic mood. The Razer N Grind mix of Monica's "First Night" is in my honest opinion a monotonous dance number that doesn't do a whole hell of a lot for me. Not bad but one of my least favorite tracks on the CD. "I'm Leaving" by Lisa Stanfield is another decent song but not on par with a lot of the previous remixes of her songs but still good. The Rhythm Mix of Aretha Franklin's "A Rose Is Still A Rose" is a wonderful remix of the 1998 hit of hers. Aretha's voice sounds as great even at the time of this songs heyday as it was when she recorded "R.E.S.P.E.C.T." back in the early 60s. "Backstreets Boys "Everybody" is one of only two or three songs off their debut that I cared for. This song is not too bad and one of their better songs. The Halloween video for this song was absolutely dynamite. The album kind of goes in a bit of a slump after this song ends. "Still Not A Player" by the late Big Punisher is actually quite a good and memorable modern rap song and I actually like this song and it's kind of ironic considering how much I've come to despise the state that rap has gone into since this song's heyday. Big Punisher sadly died in early 2000. "Still Not A Player" would be the last great rap song for a while. "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See" by Busta Rhymes is a lightweight rap number that I think doesn't belong on this collection but on perhaps on the "Ultimate Hip Hop Party" compilation. Still it's not a bad song but I don't think it has enough punch to be considered a dance song. The final track "Shorty You Keep Playing With My Mind" by Imajin is a decent R&B hip-hop number and not a bad song but like the previous song, it doesn't belong on this collection either but on the "Ultimate Hip Hop Party" collection for the same reasons as the previous.

Overall, this is yet again, another winning platter of music from the compilation series. Quite frankly, they did a pretty good job by picking the better songs from the hip-hop and dance music genre of the late 90s. Even the songs that don't belong on here are good as well and even the hip-hop oriented songs are quite good as well, considering how far into mediocrity that the two genres have sadly gone into in the years after 1998. This is a worthy CD of getting.

Get in the Car and pop this CD in the stereo NOW!.......2002-03-13

...What FUN this album is! I Got this CD when I was just looking around in a used store and I can't believe how good the Remixes are! It includes so many of my favorite songs from that time including "Too Close" by Next, "Walking on the Sun" by Smash Mouth, "Nobody's Supposed To Be Here" by Deborah Cox, "Cruel Summer" by Ace of Base, "A Rose is still a Rose" by Aretha Franklin and "Still Not A Player" by Big Punisher featuring Joe. I really love this CD. It's just fun mixing! I was a little hesitant to listen to the one's I didn't know about but some of them ended up to be my favorites! I like listening to this album in the Car with friends...it's that much fun and takes you back a few years. There is No Britney or N Sync on this album...yeah!! If you're a fan of Remixes, do yourself a favot and Buy this album or tape, pop it in the car's stero and Rock the house!!

YOU HAVE TO BYE THIS CD IT'S THE BEST DANCE CD ALL AROUND.......1999-07-15

I bought this cd for my drill team to practice with and i ended up listening to it more than letting them practice with it my friend tina has it and we listend to it every day when we were camping. you just have to go get the cd or tape if u like it's the best ever!!!!!!!

Average customer rating: Nice New Wave Set WARNING!! THIS CD IS MIXED! (SONGS RUN TOGETHER) Nostalgic An excellent New Wave collection Why Weren't There Any Others?

Ultimate New Wave Party 1998 Various Artists Manufacturer: Arista ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music | Vinyl Records | American Punk | British Punk | Emo | Garage Punk | Hardcore | Post Hardcore | Proto Punk | Punk | Punk Revival | Punk-Pop | Riot Grrl | Ska Punk | Straight Edge New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post-Punk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Blue-Eyed Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Similar Items: MTV the First 1000 Years: New Wave New Wave 80's VH1: The Big 80's I Want My New Wave MTV Class of 1983 ASIN: B000002VTR Release Date: 1997-08-26

Tracks:

1. What I Like About You - The Romantics
2. Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol
3. I Melt With You - Modern English
4. Tainted Love - Soft Cell
5. Heart Of Glass - Blondie
6. Take My Breath Away (Remix) - Berlin
7. Just What I Needed - The Cars
8. Let's Dance - David Bowie
9. Look Of Love (Part 1) - ABC
10. Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics
11. Rock Lobster - B-52's
12. I Ran (So Far Away) - A Flock Of Seagulls
13. Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
14. She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals
15. She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby
16. Love Plus One - Haircut 100
17. Our House - Madness
18. In The Name Of Love - Thompson Twins

Customer Reviews:

Nice New Wave Set.......2006-08-10

"Ultimate New Wave Party" gives you some of the best new wave tunes from the 80s.
The sound quality is excellent and there are liner notes.
While the mix sounds good when listening to the CD in its entirety, it makes selecting individual tunes or shuffle play a little dicey - which is the only reason I didn't give this CD 5 stars.
But if you love the 80s or you're throwing an 80s party then this is the CD for you!

WARNING!! THIS CD IS MIXED! (SONGS RUN TOGETHER).......2006-01-29

There is good selection on this CD, and the fidelity is outstanding. However, BE WARNED THAT this CD is mixed--that is, the next song will start before the present song is finished playing. If you are just listening as background or for exercise, fine. But if you are trying to pick up specific tracks, avoid this CD, as you will not get a "clean" copy of your target tracks; instead the start of your target track will be combined with the end of the previous track, and then the end of your target track will be combined with the start of the next track. (There are only a couple of seconds overlap usually between the departing and arriving track.)

Because it is mixed and that is not a featured fact on the CD, I give it only 3 stars. But if the mixing doesn't bother you or if you prefer it, it is a very solid compilation. And if you like mixing, the mixing is quite well done.

However, all these songs are available elsewhere in unmixed compilations if you look around a little. Go to Google Advanced Search, type in the name of the song in the "exact phrase" search section, then put the group's name (in quotations if more than one word) and the key phrase "various artists" (also in quotes) in the top line of the search area (the "all the words" search area). You will easily find other compilations with your target songs on them. Happy Hunting!

Oh and don't be confused by the "1998" in the title, there is no connection to that year in the CD itself, it is all '80s originals.

Nostalgic.......2002-04-18

Anyone who hit the clubs in the early/mid eighties will want this album. It's great party music, and excellent driving music.

An excellent New Wave collection.......2001-07-23

"Ultimate New Wave Party 1998" is an excellent collection of songs. Most of the selections on this disc are from the 80s, and listening to the disc reminds me why so many people remember 80s music with such fondness. This CD strikes a near-perfect mix of romance (Modern English, "I Melt With You"), wounded cynicism (Soft Cell, "Tainted Love"), irresistible self-indulgence (Billy Idol, "Dancing With Myself"), sensuality (Berlin, "Take My Breath Away"), animalistic sexuality (Duran Duran, "Hungry Like the Wolf"), whimsy (Madness, "Our House"; Thomas Dolby, "She Blinded Me with Science"), and weirdness (Eurythmics, "Sweet Dreams"; A Flock of Seagulls, "I Ran"). Highly recommended.

Why Weren't There Any Others?.......2001-05-13

I really enjoyed Ultimate New Wave Party, and have been disapointed they haven't come out with another one. Some have complained that they didn't like the mixing, but I actually thought the continuos mixing gave these songs an extra little flavor. The best song, of course, is Soft Cell's "Tainted Love", which has become a classic. Other huge classic hits include Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of These) and Rock Lobster. She Blinded Me With Science is also pretty good. If you like this type of music, then get this CD as this is the one stop for all of those new wave hits you enjoyed so much. I'd definately recommend this. It's awesome!

Average customer rating: The Best Move on, there's so much better to spend your money on... Music Changes with the Times... NOT THE SONGS YOU HEAR ON THE RADIO! Ultimate Dance Party just got a lot poppier . . .

Ultimate Dance Party Various Artists Manufacturer: Arista ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music | Ambient | Dance Pop | Disco | Drum & Bass | Electronica | Freestyle | Techno-House | Trance | Trip Hop House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ultimate Dance Party 1998 Ultimate Dance Party Volume One Ultimate Dance Party: Best Of Totally Dance This Is Ultimate Dance! ASIN: B00004T1IA Release Date: 2000-06-06

Tracks:

1. Sexual (Li Da Di) (Thunderpuss Remix) - Amber
2. I Do Both Jay & Jane (Rave Remix) - La Rissa
3. There You Go (Hani Remix) - Pink
4. I'll Fly With You (L'Amour Toujours) - Gigi D'Agostino
5. New York City Boy (Thunderpuss Remix) - Pet Shop Boys
6. It's Not Right But It's Okay (Club 69 Remix) - Whitney Houston
7. Give Me Tonight (Hex Hector 2000 A.D. Remix) - Shannon
8. I Never Knew (Hani Remix) - Deborah Cox
9. Anywhere (Slang Club Remix) - 112
10. Unpretty (Don't Look Any Further Remix) - TLC
11. Maria Maria (Wyclef Remix) - Santana
12. Ain't That A Lot Of Love (Phats N Small Mutant Disco Remix) - Simply Red
13. Share The Love (Hani Remix) - Andrea Martin
14. Sun Is Shining (ATB Remix) - Bob Marley
15. Central Reservation (Joe Claussell Remix) - Beth Orton
16. Void (I Need You) (Juniorverse Remix) - Catapila
17. Bodyrock - Moby
18. I Love You (BT Remix) - Sarah McLachlan

Amazon.com

You can't please everybody all the time, though that is exactly what dance mixes with silly titles such as Ultimate Dance Party 2000 try to achieve. If this mix has any guiding philosophy or theme, it is that it throws together a lot of remixes of music from outside the dance genre, featuring pop divas, reggae superstars, and moody folkies. This is not a compilation to purchase if one is seeking innovative, contemporary dance music, but it is a solid set. It will get the party started, particularly if the party isn't so savvy about dance music (in which case it's probably best to get the latest Global Underground, Café del Mar, Mego label, or Ministry of Sound mix). --James Conde

Customer Reviews:

The Best.......2004-04-30

This CD is still my favorite in my CD collection. If you are a fan of Dance music...buy it!

Move on, there's so much better to spend your money on..........2002-10-09

Let's face it, Ultimate Dance Party was never really that great... but at least before, its' content was decent. I've got to say that this CD lacks in any originality. Most of the songs on this album are remixes of random radio hits... and while some remixes are good... the ones on this CD aren't. If you're into pop and r&b hits that are cheesily remixed, then this is your CD. If you're into true club music with energy and originality, it's in your best interest to shy away from the Ultimate Dance Party series, and 2000 is no exception.

Music Changes with the Times..........2002-06-03

And I'm afraid that's the case here. This was a great CD when it first came out, but by now Time has passed these tracks by... really only worth the investment if you are chronicling or collecting past hits. Otherwise, stick with something more contemporary.

NOT THE SONGS YOU HEAR ON THE RADIO!.......2001-06-15

The ULTIMATE DANCE PARTY should be called the WORST DANCE PARTY. I've never even heard half the songs on this CD. Even the songs I like on this CD is not enough to give it 2 stars. The only songs I recommend on this CD are "Sexual" Amber, "There You Go" Pink, "It's Not Right, But It's Okay" Whitney, "Unpretty" TLC, and "Maria, Maria" Santana. But even most of these songs are remixes and the remixes on this CD are really bad, for the most part. Half the songs on this CD have never been played on the radio (or maybe they have, and I'm just not listening to the right radio stations). But whatever, you shouldn't waste your money on this....

Ultimate Dance Party just got a lot poppier . . ........2001-03-21

The previous Ultimate Dance Parties mainly included the years best acts in euro-dance, electronica and hip-hop such as Amber, Quad City DJs and Gina G. Now we get songs by Santana, TLC and Sarah McLachlan. The songs actually do sound good in remix form, but I feel this is the weakest Ultimate Dance Party as it does not have a lot of true dance music. If you like more mainstream radio and you want to have a party, you'll LOVE this CD. If you wanted something like Ultimate Dance Party 97 or 98 don't buy this. You'll be very dissapointed.

Average customer rating:

African Ambience: The Ultimate African Dance Party Various Artists Manufacturer: Shanachie ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Ambient | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Cameroon | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | Africa | International | Styles | Music Nigeria | Africa | International | Styles | Music Zaire & Congo | Africa | International | Styles | Music Senegal & Gambia | Africa | International | Styles | Music Zimbabwe | Africa | International | Styles | Music Soukous | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Africa | Compilations | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Ambient | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Africa | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000K2BC Release Date: 1999-09-21

Tracks:

1. Midi Passe (Congo) - Samba Ngo
2. Diba (Cameroun) - Masao
3. Zing Zong (Zaire) - Kanda Bongo Man
4. Ndeka Yaa Samuel (Zaire) - Tshala Muana
5. Extra Ball (Zaire) - Loketo
6. Lady (Cameroun) - Manu Dibango
7. Ja Funmi (Nigeria) - King Sunny Ade
8. Immeigres (Senegal) - Youssou N'Dour
9. Lisanga Ya Ba Nganga (Zaire) - Franco & Rochereau
10. Nyoka Musango (Zimbabwe) - Thomas Mapfumo

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